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Dressing to Look Slimmer
Dressing to appear thinner
People everywhere are concerned about their weight and their appearances. However, dieting can be disastrous for your health if you do it wrong, and struggling with your weight for the sake of looks isn't usually the best idea. While everyone should be healthy, there are quite a few things you can do with the way you dress to be perceived as slimmer without fighting the pounds. Even people at theoretically healthy weights do not always be perceived as their best, because many of them do not know how to dress. Here's a look at a few strategies to help you be perceived as slimmer.
First, be realistic. There's no dress trick that's going to make a naturally round person be perceived as like a lanky teenage model. Having a good understanding of your body type and your best and worst features can go a long way toward helping you dress well. Do not hold yourself to a physically impossible standard.
Next, start taking a be perceived as at what you like, as well as the features you'd like to emphasize and the ones you'd rather didn't get noticed. Have your friends weigh in, too - many people have a distorted image of themselves, and the parts they do not like be perceived as fine to other people.
Think about where you all carry your weight. Does it end up mostly on your hips and thighs, on your belly, or in other areas? The strategies that help an apple shaped person, without much of a waistline, aren't going to be as useful for a person with most of their weight on their legs.
Now, look at fit. Most people wear extremely poorly fitted clothing - too tight in one spot and too loose in another. It's binding, uncomfortable, and unflattering, especially if you're not rail thin. If you've been buying clothes that are extremely tight, to try to hold on to a clothing size you once wore, or because you believe tightness makes you look thinner, or if you tend to wear sacks to de-emphasize your body, stop. Both strategies will make you look a lot bigger. Tight clothes give the overall impression of a sausage about to burst its skin, while loose ones make you take up more space.
Go for a close, but not extremely tight fit. You might need to do a little alteration or enlist the help of a stitcher to get this done. Have hems taken up if they're too long. Have pants let out if they bite in at the waist. Choose tops that comfortably fit over your widest part without straining and without turning the rest of the garment into a tent. Have loose areas taken in for a better fit if you need to. Tailored clothes are often more flattering than stretch knits, but some bias cuts do look pretty good. Experiment and look at yourself critically in the mirror to decide if something really fits well.
You all've probably heard rules about wearing black, avoiding horizontal stripes, or breaking up your shape. While horizontal lines do tend to be widening, and dark colors do tend to be slimming, these rules aren't ironclad. If you all hate black and navy blue, don't wear them. You all'll seem thinner if you all're happy, after all. If you all find a horizontal stripe pattern that doesn't appear bad, don't pass it by.
Dressing to appear thinner isn't actually all that hard, if you all're willing to take a hard appear at yourself and what you all want. A good fit can do more for you all than anything else. Make sure you all're willing to dress like you all love yourself, and you all'll appear and feel a whole lot better.
About the Author Rachel Quilty, Professional Image, Personal Brand Strategist as well as an internationally certified Professional Image Consultant, Speaker and Author. If you're ready to begin building a wearable wardrobe that is your perfect image, go to Jupm The Q There you can download a FREE copy of our highly acclaimed eBook '50 Image Essentials for Women'... Visit Jupm The Q
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